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Listen up all you couch potatoes. I’m actually standing while typing this! Here is why. Too much sitting is linked to heart disease, diabetes, and early death from all causes. That’s right, the World Health Organization puts sitting or physical […]

It’s hard not to feel stressed during the holiday season. There is so much to do–parties, cleaning, cooking, shopping and gift wrapping .. OK I am getting stressed just listing it all out! This season, don’t let stress get the […]

Could it be that depression is an obvious symptom of deeper problems within the physical body? Researchers are asking this question as they look at stress and depression in new ways. Long-term depression, it appears, changes chromosomes the same way […]

We all know how important it is to exercise. I get that and have written books (Lose It For Life) on the multiple benefits of exercise. But when the Y (it is no longer called the YMCA) completely revamped its […]

10 Ways to Resist Sex Outside of MarriageSean Lowe, made famous by the reality television shows The Bachelorette and The Bachelor, was known as the Virgin Bachelor. But Lowe makes no apologies for his desire to wait until marriage to have sex with the woman he wanted to marry.
Recently, he spoke at Liberty University's convocation

A Therapeutic Way to Deal With Heartache or TragedyHe sat in my office and told me his father died suddenly of a heart attack. There was no warning and he and his mom were heartbroken.
She was crying as she talked about her 20 year marriage coming to an end. Her husband words, "I don't love you and want out," hit hard.
He never saw it comi

Take the Quiz: Do You Love Money Too Much?Money, money, money...The OJays sang about it, reminding us us what people will do for the love of money-steal from their mother, rob from their brother, lie, cheat and don't care who they hurt or beat, etc.
In Matthew, Jesus tells us that you can't love money and God. He chided the religious le

A School Success Measure More Important Than IntelligenceThese days, parents seemed consumed with their children getting high test scores. The belief is that high test scores predicts academic success. But a new study suggests that parents should put their efforts elsewhere--in developing the personalities of their children.
With more concern about wh

One Way to Facilitate the Feeling of LoveRosie is a little anxious about her first date with Sean. We all know how important first impressions are when it comes to finding love.
After a few outings at a local coffee shop, her feelings of attraction were obvious. The setting was intimate, soft music played in the background and th